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> use users' personal data like Ubuntu is doing Please don't spread lies.

by wcchandler 14y ago

cooldeal 14y ago
Your local file search keywords are not your personal data?
- 18pfsmt 14y ago
  Oh look, it's recoiledsnake and cooldeal... I don't mean to be rude, but you all show up in any thread related to Microsoft defending anything and everything they do. It gets old, and while I can understand it seems HN is against MSFT, there is no conspiracy. My current industry is obsessed with .Net, I use a dumb phone still, and I don't have any horse in the race specifically, but I truly feel these discussions get turned into gadget blog-like flamewars by the likes of you. I simply don't understand why 'you' seem to care about this topic so much. Personally, I'm contemplating my first 'smartphone' and I would like to understand the trade-offs( it looks like custom Android ROM at the moment), but reading obviously biased comments from either side just makes me sad. Edit: I don't think any of these $100B industries needs help defending themselves, and if anyone discussing the topic is compensated for their contribution it would be nice to have some disclosure.
  - cooldeal 14y ago
    Interesting that no one ever calls out the Apple shareholders and Google employees who might be having a part in flagging down stories critical of Google or Apple, Paul Thurrott's http://winsupersite.com http://winsupersite.com is autokilled on HN due to excessive flagging for the crime of being a Microsoft watcher sie, but heaven forbid a couple of commenters don't hate MS and you feel the need to call them paid shills and blame the flamewars on them?! Lets drive out the last few posters who don't conform to the groupthink. How about addressing whether local file search keywords are users' personal info or not instead of pulling an ad hominem?
  - alexanderh 14y ago
    You're the one who took a condesending tone, and gives the impression that you don't even want to hear both sides of the story.... You're the only person on this whole page who looks like they're trying to start a flamewar. recoiledsnake and cooldeal are just presenting an unpopular perspective, which is always welcome. I for one dont understand all the microsoft hate here either. Its like everyone still harbors resentment for microsoft from the late 90's, and wont even give them a chance anymore. I love the open source movement as much as the next guy, but Microsoft is still relevant and good, despite everyones affection for Apple and Google here.
  - HelloMcFly 14y ago
    Who cares? Their points are valid. HN does seem, at times, ridiculously anti-Microsoft and Windows 8. As an informed user of Apple, Google (well, HTC) and Microsoft products I find myself disagreeing with the prevailing attitude much of the time, and I'm pleased to see a few people that don't immediately fall into the groupthink black hole. Even if they are corporate shills, which I doubt, they'd probably be no more biased than many others on the site already.

> use users' personal data like Ubuntu is doing Please don't spread lies.

cooldeal 14y ago

Your local file search keywords are not your personal data?

18pfsmt 14y ago
Oh look, it's recoiledsnake and cooldeal... I don't mean to be rude, but you all show up in any thread related to Microsoft defending anything and everything they do. It gets old, and while I can understand it seems HN is against MSFT, there is no conspiracy. My current industry is obsessed with .Net, I use a dumb phone still, and I don't have any horse in the race specifically, but I truly feel these discussions get turned into gadget blog-like flamewars by the likes of you. I simply don't understand why 'you' seem to care about this topic so much. Personally, I'm contemplating my first 'smartphone' and I would like to understand the trade-offs( it looks like custom Android ROM at the moment), but reading obviously biased comments from either side just makes me sad. Edit: I don't think any of these $100B industries needs help defending themselves, and if anyone discussing the topic is compensated for their contribution it would be nice to have some disclosure.
- cooldeal 14y ago
  Interesting that no one ever calls out the Apple shareholders and Google employees who might be having a part in flagging down stories critical of Google or Apple, Paul Thurrott's http://winsupersite.com http://winsupersite.com is autokilled on HN due to excessive flagging for the crime of being a Microsoft watcher sie, but heaven forbid a couple of commenters don't hate MS and you feel the need to call them paid shills and blame the flamewars on them?! Lets drive out the last few posters who don't conform to the groupthink. How about addressing whether local file search keywords are users' personal info or not instead of pulling an ad hominem?
- alexanderh 14y ago
  You're the one who took a condesending tone, and gives the impression that you don't even want to hear both sides of the story.... You're the only person on this whole page who looks like they're trying to start a flamewar. recoiledsnake and cooldeal are just presenting an unpopular perspective, which is always welcome. I for one dont understand all the microsoft hate here either. Its like everyone still harbors resentment for microsoft from the late 90's, and wont even give them a chance anymore. I love the open source movement as much as the next guy, but Microsoft is still relevant and good, despite everyones affection for Apple and Google here.
- HelloMcFly 14y ago
  Who cares? Their points are valid. HN does seem, at times, ridiculously anti-Microsoft and Windows 8. As an informed user of Apple, Google (well, HTC) and Microsoft products I find myself disagreeing with the prevailing attitude much of the time, and I'm pleased to see a few people that don't immediately fall into the groupthink black hole. Even if they are corporate shills, which I doubt, they'd probably be no more biased than many others on the site already.